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Birthday August 2, 1910

• The temperature on August 2, 1910 was between 11.5 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
  • January 13 » The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
  • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
  • June 2 » Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
  • June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
  • August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1907 » Mary Hamman, American journalist and author († 1984)
• 1910 » Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter († 1993)
• 1911 » Ann Dvorak, American actress († 1979)
• 1912 » Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic († 1977)
• 1912 » Palle Huld, Danish actor († 2010)
• 1912 » Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author († 2001)